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> This rant is a bit outdated. These days, we don't assume the user is stupid. Quite the opposite. Compare a modern WIMP GUI (say Windows, OS X or a widely use
by wolfgke 8y ago
> This rant is a bit outdated. These days, we don't assume the user is stupid.
Quite the opposite. Compare a modern WIMP GUI (say Windows, OS X or a widely used GNU/Linux desktop environment) with a modern smartphone GUI (say Android or iOS).
- gumby 8y agoThey still lack open comparability, which the unix shells somewhat have (via the pipe operator). ios's shortcuts app isn't really the same thing, at least yet, and I am guessing the situation on android is similar (but would love a correction if Android has something materially better!!).